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I'm not sure the cards are the issue... Wave 4, would anyone be saying anythin bad about TBS if that wave were shipping right now and most retailers were getting a case or two in? My stores have the room so I don't think pegwarmings an issue. And I like TVC cards too but I don't think card backs play that big a part.

It is price, figures, and quality ultimately. I wouldn't be shocked to see TBS canned but I also wouldn't care if it stayed so long as I can get good figures on whatever cardback.

Yeah, I get what you're saying. I guess what they were possibly alluding to was the 'loophole' that Hasbro said there wouldn't be any return to Vintage-style cards, but that left open the possibility of PotF1. That would be interesting since it's vintage in a sense, but I bet it wouldn't be true vintage-style PotF1 without the coin packed in... and the fans would cry foul because of that.

I, too, am looking forward to Wave 4. I have bought only 4 figures from the past 3 waves and one of those (Vader) was kind of 'do I really want need another one?' I just think I'm bored with the prequel stuff and enjoy the classic trilogy things more because that is what I grew up with. Granted it's not the cards but the choice selection and carry forwards that are the problem. And I do not fault Hasbro for the Attack of the Clones figures because they were supposed to be supported by a 3D movie. I totally get Biggs and why he's being carried forward, but if I was working for Hasbro or TRU, Biggs would have been a pack-in with his X-Wing. If not that, maybe a TRU exclusive figure, or a figure with the promo that if you bought his X-Wing, you get the figure for free... or half-off. I think we'd see less of Biggs on the shelves. But I can't complain about just Biggs, either because I've seen the army builders (clones, scouts) warming pegs, too. I guess Hasbro could properly gauge how TPM3D would do and gave us a lot of TPM figures, many that didn't move. So they readied for AotC with less product, but were left with no movie that would have supported the carry-overs.

I think it's breaking up a little now though. I have tons of room locally at all stores for new figures. If retailers order they'll get. I just hope wave 4 is where the ice jam breaks on new cases showing up and stores actually ordering.

I'm surprised to see as much as we have when you think one of the 3 major retailers basically hamstrung themselves with the dpci issue too. TRU went nuts but was gettig wave 2 in. It's a slowdown now because stores are going to be entering inventory too... I'm not terribly panicked on retail right yet. I will order wave 4 when it goes up and maybe even 2 cases for myself, but it's so early to worry too. Not a good time to expect much in stores.

I could see tons of rage over the lack of a coin on modern potf1 cards too btw. It is collector logic for sure.

I know for a fact Hasbro's refocused itself... I think Hasbro's not got much they CAN show that they're working on right now, honestly. They'll show what they can, but I don't think it's going to be some big blitz. A little Rebels blitz, but not much outside of that.

I think most of the leaks were verbal because UK Hasbro was pretty good at keeping out the photos this year with Rebels still being embargoed.

We did get a rumor list, that Scott posted that was based on UK Toy Fair (below). I'm thinking we'll get good looks at the stuff on the rumor list below (hoping for hard copies of at least the TBS #20-25 below) plus maybe a little bit on "immediate future" store exclusives (though they don't always have those in the booth, just the slideshow).

Maybe a surprise or two beyond this, but I'm not expecting a ton more (keeping the bar set low ).

I'll go ahead and drop this in here... a link to our 2014 Toy Fair page!

I head out to NYC in just about 15 hours. Can't wait! If Hasbro allows it, I'm planning on doing live tweeting from the Saturday event (which starts at 1:00pm Eastern) so make sure you're following along with @jedidefender for updates!